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Southern Ute Vice Chair, Cheryl A. Frost Maria Rivera | SU Drum archive Exercising my authority under the Constitution of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, I have appointed a new Vice Chairman. Ms. Cheryl A. Frost will serve in this capacity effective today, February 26, 2018. Please support a positive working relationship as she transitions into this new role. I would like to ...

Up To $11.5 Million Available for Energy Infrastructure Deployment on Tribal Lands Deadline: April 19 DOE has announced up to $11.5 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands. This funding through the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Native American and Alaska Native communities interested in harnessing their vast ...

First Nations Receives USDA-NRCS Grant to Build Business Capacity and Provide Conservation Planning Among Native American Producers LONGMONT, Colorado (March 14, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to help build ...

Exciting news! As our Lakota People’s Law Project legal team prepares landmark necessity defenses for HolyElk Lafferty and Chase Iron Eyes in the aftermath of the DAPL protests, we’ve also begun helping to green Standing Rock. As Native people, we realize we can’t just be reactive when events come to our doorstep. We must proactively set an example by creating a ...